jjmac Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 A lot of the cynical people on this board, for starters. Cynicism? Here? You blasphemer!
Billsguy Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Per Chris Brown: The Bills just like every other NFL club are doing their due diligence in the final weeks prior to the NFL draft. Part of that process is pre-draft visits as they tie up any remaining loose ends on prospects. Buffalobills.com has learned that a pair of players widely forecast as first round picks and two other top prospects are making such visits to One Bills Drive today. Alabama RB Trent Richardson and Ohio State OT Mike Adams are the headliners with Syracuse DL Chandler Jones and Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson also visiting. http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Richardson-headlines-top-draft-talent-visiting-Bills/0219468d-f1e1-4923-84c6-4387e1538e3c Smoke and mirrors. However, why not?
NickelCity Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) Per Chris Brown: The Bills just like every other NFL club are doing their due diligence in the final weeks prior to the NFL draft. Part of that process is pre-draft visits as they tie up any remaining loose ends on prospects. Buffalobills.com has learned that a pair of players widely forecast as first round picks and two other top prospects are making such visits to One Bills Drive today. Alabama RB Trent Richardson and Ohio State OT Mike Adams are the headliners with Syracuse DL Chandler Jones and Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson also visiting. http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Richardson-headlines-top-draft-talent-visiting-Bills/0219468d-f1e1-4923-84c6-4387e1538e3c Chris Brown basically said, "don't have this discussion, it's just due diligence." Oh well, at least he tried. Edited April 4, 2012 by NickelCity
1billsfan Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 I think Richardson will either be a Brown or Buccaneer. He could even go #3 in a Bucs trading up to the Vikings pick. If he did get past the Bucs then Dallas would no doubt trade up to get him. The odds of Richardson making it to #10 are very small.
Heitz Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Let me add the obligatory "DOOOOOOOOOMED!" to this thread...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 God forbid the Bills front office does its due diligence. PTR
cody Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 I'd hate to say it but if they really like him a lot, he could be the pick and bye bye Freddie. In Buddy I trust. After all of the extension comments, I think it would hurt the Bills reputation not to extend Freddie. Even in business, reputation matters.
PDaDdy Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Per Chris Brown: The Bills just like every other NFL club are doing their due diligence in the final weeks prior to the NFL draft. Part of that process is pre-draft visits as they tie up any remaining loose ends on prospects. Buffalobills.com has learned that a pair of players widely forecast as first round picks and two other top prospects are making such visits to One Bills Drive today. Alabama RB Trent Richardson and Ohio State OT Mike Adams are the headliners with Syracuse DL Chandler Jones and Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson also visiting. http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Richardson-headlines-top-draft-talent-visiting-Bills/0219468d-f1e1-4923-84c6-4387e1538e3c Because he is available in this years draft. I hope that other teams just below us are looking at it just in case he does fall to us. If we don't see a day 1 starter at a position of need at #10 and someone wants to trade up for Richardson, AWESOME!
NoSaint Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Smoke and mirrors. However, why not? You can talk to him in expectation of playing against him, to get info on teammates, all kinds of stuff. I bet practicing against that bama defense is a topic of conversation without tipping hands about interest in someone else, for example.
JohnC Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) The first attachment is SI's Don Banks most recent mock draft. What is striking is how much Alabama players dominate the list. In his draft there are five Alabama players who will be taken in the first round. Under Nick Saban the Crimson Tide are not only talented but well coached. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/don_banks/04/04/nfl.mock.draft.4/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t13_a0 The second attachment is Bucky Brooks's ranking of players. What is interesting is his comments on the OTs. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82814011/article/richardson-ranks-as-no-3-overall-prospect-in-2012-nfl-draft?module=HP11_content_stream Edited April 4, 2012 by JohnC
jimmy10 Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Smokescreen I guess? But also... Wouldn't you want to learn as much as possible about all these guys since you're more likely to playing AGAINST them than WITH them?
Van_phelaN1 Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Maybe we want some other team to think we might draft Richardson??? Or maybe - with our new QB coach - we're going to create a cutting-edge offensive attack with 3 RBs in the game at the same time???? This is incredible! They got the guards in the backfield! The center's on the right! And the quarterback isn't even there!
OCinBuffalo Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 The only players I wouldn't interview/spend time on are the ones I don't ever want on this team. Short of that, I'd interview everybody. What is a GM's #1 job? Make decisions about players. Most of the time, most managers don't get enough info, and have to make decisions based on what they do have. You are asking why a manager, in any business, absent pressure to make a decision, would take an opportunity to get quality first hand info with little effort/cost? Actually this is a no brainer, isn't it? Consider: What happens in 4 years if Richardson is a FA, I'm the GM and I need a RB? Is he worth the money? How is he as a person? What about his football IQ? It would help if I had a chance to meet with him personally when he was just a college kid, ask him about things that are important to me, etc., and then compile that info with everything else I have gathered over the last 4 years. Right?
rstencel Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Maybe we want some other team to think we might draft Richardson??? Or maybe - with our new QB coach - we're going to create a cutting-edge offensive attack with 3 RBs in the game at the same time???? You mean cutting edge like the wishbone?
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